Australia failed to break an impressive first-round record of 475-4, with Usman Khawaja stuck on last night’s record of 195 wins.
Bad weather threatens to derail Australia’s bid for a series win over South Africa, confirmed in the final of the World Cup test as the third and final Test against South Africa at the Sydney Cricket Ground is set for a draw. place.
His first two days were marked by rain and light delays, with persistent, sometimes torrential downpours on Friday, making no match possible at all. As a result, Australia were unable to break his impressive first-round record of 475-4 and Usman Khawaja was stranded at 195 a night, his first in his second century. It was getting closer.
With two days left where Australia are now not yet providing the spinner’s expected support, how many runs will it take and how long will it take to bowl South Africa twice and win? We are faced with the dilemma of determining Since early Friday morning, rain has swept the Sydney area, leaving insufficient gaps for ground staff to prepare the field and resume play. Shortly after the scheduled tea break, the referee called off the match for the day.
The forecast looks more favorable for his final two days of testing, although light showers are expected on Saturday.
Australia has already won the series after heavy losses in her first two Tests in Brisbane and Melbourne.
Australia’s victory in her third Test will secure her place in the final of the Cup at Test World in Lord’s, England this June. On Thursday, Khawaja posted three consecutive SCG tonnes and passed a record Test score of 174. This was his 2015 match against New Zealand in Brisbane. Also with Steve Smith he shared a 209-run partnership and he took Australia to 475-4 when the rain stopped. That day.
With his 119, Khawaja delivered a sharp shin-high chance and came to life when Anrich Nortje missed the ball in the gutter after losing sight of it.
Smith made his 104, ex-Australian opening his Batman in the 30th Century Test where he joined Matt Hayden. Of Australia’s men’s tryouts, only Ricky Ponting (41) and Steve Waugh (32) have more.
Smith also scored career runs ahead of Hayden (8,625 runs) and Michael Clarke (8,643 runs) and is the fourth-highest Australian Test run scorer with 8,647 runs, ahead of Ponting (13,378 runs) and Alan Border (13,378 runs). 11,174 runs) followed by Waugh (10,927 runs). Matt Renshaw tested positive for COVID-19 in the first test since 2018 for the injured Cameron Green shortly before the game and was separated from the rest of his teammates and moved to another dressing room at the SCG. As expected, he finished in his 6th place and was out of Stumps 5 on Thursday.
International Cricket Council rules allow Renshaw to play as long as he feels good enough, with the option of equal substitution if he is unable to do so.
Renshaw returned to the cricket test at the age of 26 on Friday in hopes of being named to Australia’s national team, but in frustration he continues to isolate himself from his teammates, so he threw the boundary ropes under his umbrella. was seen walking in I am traveling to India next month.